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Cabeza del Caballito Catedral "LA CATE"
Águilas, Costa Del Sol Andalucia, Spain
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp15–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Cabeza del Caballito Catedral "LA CATE" is a cavern and pinnacle dive site near Águilas, Almería, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, octopus, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Mola MolaMola mola
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris- Blackbelly RosefishHelicolenus dactylopterus
Nearby sites
- 1Playa Mellizas1.3 km
- 2Barcoquemao2.5 km
- 3La Losa del Payo4.6 km
- 4Abanico Tortuga Diving5.1 km
- 5La Catedral5.7 km
- 6Playa EL CERRO6.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org